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Those links were to flamewar subthreads, not isolated comments. The quotes are all there. Where else would they come from? I'm not here to make shit up or because I like to argue; I'm trying to explain how close you are to getting banned from HN and how you can avoid that if you want to.

Of course facts can be used as weapons. When one middle schooler points out the physical awkwardness of another, the more factual it is, the more cruel it is. "I'm only stating facts" is an evasion—why those facts and not others? There are infinitely many facts. The ones to mention don't select themselves; we do that, and there's a lot more going on in us than just "facts".

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> Those links were to flamewar subthreads, not isolated comments. The quotes are all there. Where else would they come from? I'm not here to make shit up or because I like to argue; I'm trying to explain how close you are to getting banned from HN and how you can avoid that if you want to.

Fair, I didn't notice that. Calm down.

> Of course facts can be used as weapons. When one middle schooler points out the physical awkwardness of another, the more factual it is, the more cruel it is. "I'm only stating facts" is an evasion—why those facts and not others?

Because they were relevant to the discussion?

> There are infinitely many facts. The ones to mention don't select themselves; we do that, and there's a lot more going on in us than just "facts".

Which of the facts I stated do you think I shouldn't have stated?